Planning Stage

My Godiva - how it all started (August 2008)

Previously I had only kept a fish only set-up. After hours of reading the varioius forums and visiting several local fish shops (LFS) I decided this time it was to be a reef aquarium. A brave move but technology and knowledge on reefkeeping had come along in leaps and bounds since my previuos days in the hobby...

After many hours seaching the reef UK forum I discovered the "Godiva" sert-up, distributed by Robin Hopkins at Coventry Aquatics. The system came highly recomended by many memebers of the forum. A telephone conversation with Robin confirmed it was going to be a Godiva for me, the set-up was to be ...

Proposed Set-Up

Godiva 1M x 24 x 24 in Light Oak with DSB sump

Aquaray LED lighting ( 1 duo reef whitw, 1 duo marine white and 1 duo reef blue)

Eheim Compact 3000+

Polario 15 ML (35,000 - 15,000 LPH )

Marea 1000 Powerhead (Low in tank to keep flow over rock )

Instant Ocean Skim 800

TMC Vetron 2 600 Ultra-Violet Steriliser

Vistherm 300 watt heater

Plus the following test kits / measurement devices

Salfert Ammonia , PH, Nitrite and Nitrate

TMC Reflectometer

I am planning to add approximatley 30/40kg of live rock in the display tank - 2kg of live rock rubble in the sump on a DSB - adding some Chaeto later

A Habistat Cool Control + Clip on Fan would be used to try to control the sump temperature A Solaris 18 watt 50/50 lamp will be provided over the DSB to support the Chaeto growth.

Proposed Livestock

Pair Captive Bread Clownfish

Yellow Tang

Regal Tang

Coral Beauty

CUC

Cleaner Shrimp 2

6 x Cortez Large Ceriths
6 x Astrea Turbo snail
6 x Red leg Hermits
12 x Dwarf blue leg

Any comments / sugetions would be most welcome. You can contact me using the following link webmaster

However for the benifit of others I would encourage you to post any coments on my tank thread on the Reef UK forum link below

My Godiva should look something like this !

Picture Courtesy of Coventry Aquatics

Heard from Robin today - Godiva will be delivered on Thursday 11th September.

My New Reef System ( Godiva ) Blog

Friday 5th September 2008

Order finalised and confirmation of delivery date - my new Godiva will be with me on Thursday 11th September.